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Grand Hotel, The Musical
Signature TheatreApr. 26 – May. 19 At the bustling Grand Hotel eclectic guests and staff collide in a non-stop musical toast to the high life.
VeVe & tha Rebels and DuPont Brass
Sixth & ISat. Apr 27 The original Afro-folk songs of VeVe & tha Rebels combined with DuPont Brass delights with an unabashedly soulful mash-up of styles to uplift the spirit.
Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
StrathmoreFri. May 10 Chick Corea and Béla Fleck, two master songwriters, musicians, and band leaders come together for a genre-busting pairing of piano and banjo.
Betty Buckley in Hello Dolly!
The Kennedy CenterJun. 4 – Jul. 7 Tony Award®-winning Broadway legend Betty Buckley stars in Hello, Dolly!—the universally acclaimed smash that NPR calls “the best show of the year!”
Queens of Egypt
National GeographicThru Sep. 2 This multisensory exhibition will bring you back in time some 3,500 years, to the 18th and 19th dynasties of ancient Egypt.
Lucky Plush: Rooming House
The Kennedy CenterMay. 2 – 4 Lucky Plush Productions makes its Kennedy Center debut with this insightful and surprisingly humorous dance/theater “whodunit.”
Philharmonix
Sixth & ISat. May 4 These seven members of the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras will leave their tuxedos and all inhibitions behind.
Ballet Across America
The Kennedy CenterMay. 28 – Jun. 2 Ballet Across America series returns, illustrating the dynamic variety of artistry happening across American companies today.
Broadway Center Stage: Tommy
The Kennedy CenterApr. 26 – 29 Celebrates 50 years of the iconic rock album, is a part of the Broadway Center Stage series of starry musicals in semi-staged concert productions.
Spunk
Signature TheatreApr. 30 – Jun. 23 Glowing with wit, humor and energy, resonating with evocative staging and soulful music, three tales of survival are told in the key of the blues.
Jazz in the Garden at the National Gallery of Art: May 18 - August 24
Friday evenings from 5-8:30pm monumental works of art set to tunes ranging from African fusion and go-go to New Orleans Dixieland and salsa.
DC JazzFest June 7-16, 2019
A mix of renowned jazz masters and emerging artists. 100+ bands, 300 artists, 40+ venues, 20 neighborhoods. Check here for ticketed & free events.Spotlights
Johnny Mathis - The Voice Of Romance Tour
Wolf TrapSat. Jun 15
Dear Evan Hansen
The Kennedy CenterAug. 6 – Sep. 8
Hawaiian Cultural Festival
Smithsonian National Museum of the American IndianMay. 18 – 19
Ursula von Rydingsvard: The Contour of Feeling
National Museum of Women in the ArtsThru Jul. 28
The Band's Visit
The Kennedy CenterJul. 9 – Aug. 4
Buddy Guy with Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band and Samantha Fish
Wolf TrapSun. Jun 23
Into the Woods
Ford's TheatreApr. 26 – May. 16
Tintoretto: Artist of Renaissance Venice
National Gallery of ArtThru Jul. 9
Stomp
National TheatreApr. 26 – 28
Gabriel Fauré: Requiem
The Kennedy CenterSun. May 19
Disney's Aladdin
The Kennedy CenterJul. 18 – Sep. 7
RSC Live: As You Like It
Folger TheatreMon. May 13
